JD JIHAD DIBPhD | CEng | MIET
Executive engineering leadership

Jihad Dib.

PH.D | CENG | MIET
Senior Engineering Manager | Enterprise Technology | AI & Cloud

Senior technology leader and Chartered Engineer with 10+ years of international experience across engineering leadership, enterprise architecture, cloud engineering, software delivery and Artificial Intelligence. Experienced in leading engineering divisions, modernising legacy estates, delivering digital transformation programmes and translating technology strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Combines technical depth with people leadership, commercial awareness, governance, compliance and executive stakeholder management - operating as the bridge between engineering, product, QA, design and senior leadership.

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01 / Executive profile

Leadership with
engineering depth.

A strategic executor who anticipates technological shifts and translates them into future-proof IT roadmaps, aligned with wider organisational objectives. The CV highlights executive technology leadership, commercial acumen, IT infrastructure architecture, AI integration and governance, digital transformation and end-to-end delivery.

Engineering Leadership

Engineering division leadership, people development, performance management, delivery governance and cross-functional alignment.

Technology Strategy

Enterprise architecture, IT roadmaps, cloud strategy, modernisation and technology decisions aligned to organisational goals.

AI & Transformation

Agentic AI, LLM adoption, bespoke AI models, digital transformation and modernisation of legacy estates.

7M+Daily transactionsMission-critical enterprise SaaS across UK and EU operations.
60%Deployment efficiencyImprovement following CI/CD and release architecture transformation.
40%Fewer post-release errorsResult of automated, containerised deployment and stronger engineering controls.
20Team members ledEngineering and IT leadership at Pearl Healthcare Group.
02 / Career

Experience.

Progression from systems administration and telecommunications into engineering management, software leadership, enterprise architecture and AI.

2025 - PresentAPCOA Parking
Uxbridge, London

Engineering Manager

Engineering leadership | Azure | SaaS | AI | DevOps

Leads the engineering division across senior and junior developers, software architects, automation testers and technical authors, while acting as the strategic conduit between senior stakeholders and technical teams.

  • Led engineering for enterprise SaaS supporting more than 7 million daily operations across UK and EU operations.
  • Managed enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure, architecting scalable, secure and fault-tolerant environments.
  • Drove agentic LLM adoption, including AI agents capable of generating production-ready pull requests.
  • Advanced fine-tuned LLM integration across engineering workflows, improving code quality and automating release notes and PR commit messages.
  • Transformed manual deployment processes into an automated, containerised CI/CD ecosystem using Docker, shell scripting and Git.
  • Improved deployment efficiency by 60% and reduced post-release errors by 40%.
  • Led AI projects covering object recognition, machine learning, automated data analysis and fuzzy logic.
  • Established structured onboarding and release documentation, reducing developer and contractor integration time to less than 24 hours.
  • Introduced mandatory pull requests, Jira/ticket traceability and automated end-to-end testing using Playwright.
2024 - 2025HumandKind Ventures
Bristol

Lead Full-Stack Developer

AI | SaaS | AWS | Engineering leadership

Led development of scalable enterprise solutions and bespoke AI capabilities, combining engineering leadership with modern DevOps and Agile delivery.

  • Led end-to-end design, engineering and training of bespoke AI models for healthcare functionality.
  • Integrated proprietary AI solutions into core enterprise systems.
  • Introduced LLMs across the development lifecycle and improved engineering workflow efficiency.
  • Developed KPIs, led performance and development reviews, and supported career progression.
  • Managed AWS infrastructure including EC2, CloudFront and Lambda, maintaining 100% availability during critical operational periods.
  • Designed resilient SaaS solutions across PHP, .NET, MySQL, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, React, React Native and Vue.js.
2024 - 2025Drink Warehouse UK
Ramsgate, Kent

Lead Full-Stack Developer

Team leadership | Cloud migration | CI/CD | AI

Led seven full-stack developers and software engineers delivering enterprise systems across on-premises, AWS and Azure environments.

  • Directed delivery across Agile, DevOps and CI/CD practices and developed KPI frameworks for team performance.
  • Built multi-platform enterprise solutions across Linux, AWS and Azure.
  • Migrated legacy systems to Azure and AWS, improving resilience, performance and scalability.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines and Docker containerisation to standardise deployment workflows.
  • Developed RESTful APIs and integrations with Dynamics 365 and PostgreSQL.
  • Led integration of Microsoft AI and Machine Learning capabilities.
2015 - 2024Pearl Healthcare Group
Canterbury

IT Manager / Software Development Team Lead

IT leadership | Security | Infrastructure | Software delivery

Nine-year progression from Systems Administrator to IT Manager / Software Development Team Lead, culminating in leadership of a team of 20 and management of critical IT infrastructure.

  • Led a team of 20 and managed critical IT infrastructure security, reliability and resilience.
  • Monitored and minimised expenditure aligned with annual budgets of circa £200,000
  • Delivered back-office systems and process automation using C/C++, Python, PHP, .NET, MSSQL, Node.js, React and JavaScript.
  • Introduced Agile Scrum and a culture of iterative software development.
  • Led IT asset management and procurement and negotiated with suppliers.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines and automated build, test and deployment processes.
  • Managed cybersecurity, data protection and incident response.
  • Developed IT protocols and SOPs aligned with SLAs and performance metrics.
2013 - 2023J-Telecom
Tripoli, Lebanon

Founder

Entrepreneurship | Telecommunications | VoIP | Hosted PBX

Founded and grew a telecommunications company providing VoIP, hosted PBX and bulk SMS services, becoming Lebanon's leading international communications provider and mobile dealer.

  • Translated business vision into commercial and technology strategy.
  • Implemented Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, VoIP Switch and proprietary SMS gateway systems.
  • Deployed virtual PBX solutions with smart routing and error handling.
  • Managed network administration, databases, IT infrastructure, VoIP phones and cloud AI-based IVR systems.
2012 - 2023Earlier career

Engineering, Telecommunications & Academic Roles

University of Kent | Books2africa UK | Ammar Electronics | ALFA | Touch

Earlier roles established the technical and academic foundation that preceded senior engineering and IT leadership.

  • University of Kent - Demonstrator, 2019–2023; Academic Peer Mentor, 2016–2018.
  • Books2africa UK - Logistics Assistant, 2015.
  • Ammar Electronics - Administrator, 2014.
  • ALFA Telecommunications - Radio and Network Planning Unit Assistant, 2013.
  • Touch Telecommunications - Network Planning Unit Assistant, 2012.
03 / Core capabilities

The leadership
mandate.

Core capabilities presented at the level expected of an engineering and technology leader, based directly on the CV's Skills Overview.

01

Executive Technology Leadership

Leadership of engineering and technology organisations with strategic accountability.

02

Commercial Acumen

Balancing engineering priorities, resources, budgets and organisational outcomes.

03

IT Infrastructure Architecture

Design of scalable, secure, resilient enterprise technology environments.

04

Agentic AI Systems

Applying agentic LLM capabilities to engineering and operational workflows.

05

AI Integration & Governance

Integrating AI into enterprise systems while maintaining delivery and governance discipline.

06

Digital & Business Transformation

Modernising legacy estates and delivery practices to support organisational change.

07

Strategic IT Roadmap Development

Translating technological shifts into future-proof technology roadmaps.

08

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

Connecting technical delivery with senior leadership priorities and decisions.

09

Entrepreneurial Vision

Commercially minded technology leadership shaped by founding and growing J-Telecom.

10

Network Design & Management

Telecommunications, network administration and infrastructure optimisation.

11

Enterprise Database Management

Enterprise data platforms, database management and cross-system integration.

12

Cross-Functional Leadership

Alignment across product, engineering, QA, design and executive leadership.

13

Advanced Software Engineering

Deep full-stack engineering experience across modern enterprise technologies.

14

Complex Problem Solving

Structured resolution of technical, operational and organisational challenges.

15

End-to-End Project Delivery

Strategy, architecture, engineering, release and operational ownership.

04 / Technical breadth

Technical depth.
Strategic perspective.

Programming & Software

C/C++/C# | Python | PHP | SQL | MySQL | Vue.js | React | Django | Node.js | HTML | Java | .NET Core | ASP.NET | Laravel | CSS | TypeScript | JavaScript | Assembly | VHDL | RESTful APIs | Unit Testing | SOLID Principles

AI / ML / LLM

Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Large Language Models | Deep Learning | Object Recognition | Automated Data Analysis | Fuzzy Logic | AI-driven engineering workflows

Cloud / DevOps / Delivery

Azure Cloud Computing | AWS | Docker | CI/CD Pipelines | Git | Azure DevOps | Agile Scrum | Playwright | PHPUnit | LambdaTest | Nginx | Shell Scripting

Platforms / Enterprise

Windows Server | Linux | Ubuntu | Debian | Raspbian | macOS | Microsoft 365 | SharePoint | Power BI | Dynamics 365

Hardware / Embedded

Intel Quartus Prime | FPGA Design | PADS PCB Design | EAGLE EDA | Embedded Systems | Microprocessors | RFID Systems | Raspberry Pi

Security / Engineering Tools

Cryptography | Network Security | SPICE | Simulink | MATLAB | TINA-TI | Wolfram Mathematica | AutoCAD

05 / Credentials & recognition

Professional credibility.

Professional recognition, academic distinction, memberships and development documented in the supplied CV.

Professional recognition

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Engineering Council (EC)

Doctoral qualification

PhD - Electronic Engineering

AI & Deep Learning | University of Kent | Fully Funded Studentship

Academic distinction

Bachelor - Computer Systems Engineering

First Class Honours | University of Kent

Professional membership

Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Member

Professional membership

IEEE

Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Professional membership

Internet Society (ISOC)

Member

Recognition

Award-winning senior technologist

This description appears in the CV– the CV does not specify an individual award title.

Languages

English | French | Arabic

Fluent in all three languages

06 / Education & research

Academic foundation.

2018 - 2024

Doctor in Philosophy (PhD)
Electronic Engineering

University of Kent

AI and Deep Learning | Fully Funded Studentship. Key projects included AI-Based Socially-Assistive Robotics (ABSAR), Real Smart Home with Machine Learning, advanced line follower robotics and Smart Collision Avoidant Wheelchair.

2015 - 2018

Bachelor in Computer
Systems Engineering

University of Kent

First Class Honours.

07 / Executive profile

Enterprise-level
engineering leadership.

For the complete career history, professional development, technical skills and project details, view the full CV.

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